CIS Mission Statement

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CIS Mission Statement Communities In Schools
helps young people stay in school, successfully
learn, and prepare for life by connecting needed
community resources with schools.

• The Five CIS Basics
• CIS believes that every child needs and deserves
• A one-on-one relationship with a caring adult.
• A safe place to learn and grow.
• A healthy start for a healthy future.
• A marketable skill to use upon graduation.
• A chance to give back to peers and community.

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• Communities In Schools Who We Are
• Largest and most effective DROPOUT PREVENTION
  organization in the country. Provide services and
  connect resources to at-risk youth in public
  schools.
• CIS-National
• 199 CIS affiliates in 27 states
• 1.2 million youth served directly by CIS each
  year
• CIS of Charlotte-Mecklenburg
• Initiated 1985 - with 1 CMS school and 80
  students. Today CIS serves 4,500 students
  annually in 37 schools.

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• Dropout Statistics Every 9 Seconds
• Charlotte 2,512 students dropped out last year
• North Carolina over 23,500 dropouts
• U.S. Average graduation rate is 73
• In N.C. - 69 graduation rate
• For every 100 9th graders, only 69 will graduate
  4 years later.
• Every 9 seconds in America a student drops out.

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• Dropouts Impact On Society
• Can we continue to absorb afford High School
  Dropouts??
• Dropouts are twice as likely to be unemployed
  than college graduates.
• 75 of state prison inmates are dropouts and each
  costs 25K per year
• (24,000 prisoners in N.C. state prisons 600
  million a year)
• Total Lifetime Social Costs for ONE dropout
  209,000 (Decreased tax revenue, welfare, public
  health, etc.)
• One Class of Dropouts in CMS 2,512 students
• 2,512 x 209,000 525 Million

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• CIS We are Part of the Solution!
• Dropout Prevention through
• Academic Support Tutors/Mentors, Reading/Lunch
  Buddies
• Basic Needs Support- Connect families to housing,
  clothing, food pantry, and other critical needs
• Health Services Dental/Vision Screenings
  Treatment, Behavioral Health/Counseling
• College Access Programs
  ThinkCOLLEGE, Kids To College, Charlotte
  Scholars Project
• Teen Parent Support Programs
  Safe Journey/APP 100 students/year. 29 of 30
  graduated.

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• CIS Target Population
• Students who have one or more of the following
• High number of absences
• Low academic performance
• Behavioral difficulties (truancy, tardiness,
  etc.)
• Gang activity/violence
• Challenging family dynamics
• Pregnant or is already a teen parent

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• Whom We Serve
• 4,500 students annually in 37 CMS schools
• (average caseload 100 students)
• High Poverty Schools / High Free-Reduced Lunch
  Population
• 22 of CIS families receive TANF (Temporary
  Assistance for Needy Families)
• Referrals - from teachers, counselors,
  administrators, parents/students (self-referral)

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• CIS Sites, 2008-09

ELEMENTARY Allenbrook Berryhill Bruns
Avenue First Ward Hidden Valley Highland
Renaissance Merry Oaks Nathaniel
Alexander Newell Shamrock Gardens Westerly
Hills Winterfield
MIDDLE Albemarle Road Bishop Spaugh Cochrane Coulw
ood Eastway J.T. Williams James Martin M.L. King,
Jr. Ranson Wilson After-School Sedgefield
Wilson
HIGH SCHOOL E.E. Waddell East Mecklenburg Garinger
Hawthorne Hopewell Independence Mallard
Creek Midwood Olympic PLC Phillip O.
Berry Vance West Charlotte West Mecklenburg
- Latin American Coalition Liaison
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• What We Do
• Develop One-on-One Relationships
• (Site Coordinators, Volunteers Tutors/Mentors)
• Access to Health Care Services
• (Dental, Vision, Counseling)
• Parent Involvement Workshops
• College/Career Advisement
• Form Partnerships to provide additional support
  to schools Financial Volunteer
• (Businesses, Civic Orgs, Faith Communities,
  Agencies)

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• CIS-Charlotte Recent RESULTS
• 99 of CIS students stayed in school
• 88 promoted to the next grade
• 90 of CIS seniors graduated
• 150 CIS graduates currently enrolled in
  colleges/universities on scholarships with help
  of CIS. Majority are 1st generation college
  students.

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• Partners and Support
• Mecklenburg County/DSS
• United Way of Central Carolinas
• Charlotte Merchants Foundation
• U.S. Dept. of Education (Talent Search grant)
• Corporations/Foundations
• Civic Organizations/Faith Communities
• Individuals
• Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
• Other Social Service Agencies (not financial)

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• There is no greater insight into the future
  than recognizing when we save our children, we
  save ourselves.
• -Margaret Mead